New Orleans blues
| New Orleans blues | |
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Live blues music club in New Orleans | |
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| Cultural origins | 1940s–1950s, New Orleans, U.S. |
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New Orleans blues is a subgenre of blues that developed in and around the city of New Orleans, influenced by jazz and Caribbean music. It is dominated by piano and saxophone, but also produced guitar bluesmen.